An overview of our posts about traditional Japanese massage and bodywork practices.
Although Mr. Tamai Tempaku (aka Tenpeki Tamai or Kazuma Fukunaga) is credited to first have used the term “Shiatsu” is his book Shiatsu Ho (Shiatsu-Ho, Shiatsuhō, or “finger pressure method”) in 1939 (some claim it [ Read more … ]
In this post you’ll find an overview of a range of institutes and professional associations in the Netherlands (Holland) that occupy themselves with Shiatsu Massage Therapy promotion. Today, the distinction between community and interest groups, [ Read more … ]
The Warabe-uta Baby Massage is a traditional Japanese Baby Massage treatment modality, also called the Japanese Traditional Nursery Rhyme and Baby Massage. It’s a full body Baby Massage that includes the use of oil, strokes, [ Read more … ]
The word Kiatsu is composed of two parts: Ki, which means Vital Life Energy (being the equivalent of the Chinese Qi or Chi), and Atsu, which means pressure. The word Ryoho in the phrase Kiatsu [ Read more … ]
The Ofuro (Ofuru) or Furo is a Japanese bath ritual referring to both the bathing practice itself and the bathtub. Traditionally, these bathtubs are from wood or cast iron, sometimes with a wood-burning stove built-in [ Read more … ]
Zenthai Shiatsu was developed by Gwyn Williams (Australia) and draws from the traditional energetic based systems of Zen Shiatsu (the Shiatsu lineage of founder Shizuto Masunaga), Traditional Thai Massage, Mindfulness, and remediation techniques of Osteopathy. [ Read more … ]
Cosmetic Shiatsu was created by Ronald Riksen, a Zen-Shiatsu therapist from the Netherlands. The official Dutch name of this modality is Shiatsu Kosmetiek or Cosmetische Shiatsu, and as the name suggests already it’s (partially) based [ Read more … ]
Okido Yoga (or Oki Yoga) was created by the Japanese master Oki Masahiro (1921–1985), and is based on Indian Yoga, Chinese Yin-Yang principles, Martial Arts techniques, Taoism and Japanese Zen. It’s sometimes also referred to [ Read more … ]
Restoration therapies are part of Japanese traditional martial arts training and are about physical well-being. In Japan, restoration therapies have been practiced for many centuries already. These therapies are combinations of Anma (Amma), Shiatsu, herbal [ Read more … ]
Shinshin-toitsu-do was founded by Nakamura Tempu (1876 – 1968). The practice is also known as “Japanese Yoga,” and is a combination of Raja Yoga and Karma Yoga, and includes meditation exercises. The goal of Shinshin-toitsu-do [ Read more … ]